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>> GOOD MORNINGS AND WELCOME TO
THIS VIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION FLIGHT CONTROL
ROOM UNTIL HOUSTON.
FLIGHT CONTROLLERS ARE ON DUTY
NOW MONITORING THE HEALTH OF THE
SPACE SYSTEM AND THE CREW
MEMBERS WITH THEIR WORK OF
SCIENCE RESEARCH AND STATION
MAINTENANCE.
AND THE WORK OF GETTING READY
FOR AN EXCHANGE OF CREW MEMBERS.
FOUR CREW MEMBERS ARE PACKING
THEIR CREW DRAGON TO COME HOME
WHILE FOUR OTHER ASTRONAUTS ARE
BIDING THEIR TIME UNTIL THEIR
CREW IS READY TO LAUNCH.
>> WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND.
THIS WEEK NASA ANNOUNCED A DELAY
FOR THE SPACEX CREW THREE, AND
CREW TWO WELCOMES A NEW
SPACECRAFT.
ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST NASA
PUBLICIZED A DELAY FOR THE
UPCOMING LAUNCH FOR THE SPACEX
CREW 3 MISSION DUE TO A MEDICAL
ISSUE INVOLVING ONE OF ITS CREW
MEMBERS.
IT IS NOT A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR
RELATED TO COVID-19.
NASA WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE
DATES WHERE RETURN TO EARTH FOR
SPACEX CREW 2 MISSION.
TO FOLLOW THESE MISSIONS FOLLOW
ALONG ON THE NASA APP OR
www.NASA.gov .
CREW ON THE NATIONAL SPACE
STATION, AN UNCREWED RUSSIAN
CARGO SHIP DOCKED AT THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TO
DELIVER SUPPLIES AND TREATS JUST
AHEAD OF HALLOWEEN.
FINALLY, SOMETHING SPICY TO TALK
ABOUT.
MARK VAN DEHEIDE.
BECAUSE OF THE LONG GERMINATION
OF PEPPERS, SHANE KIMBROUGH
INITIATED JULY 12TH, AND THE
PEPPERS GREW FOR 109 DAYS BEFORE
THE CREW GOT TO TRY THE SPICY
TREATS.
THE ASTRONAUTS WILL CONTINUE
CARING FOR THE PEPPER PLANT AND
WILL HARVEST THE PEPPERS THIS
MONTH.
LEARNING TO GROW CROPS IS A KEY
COMPONENT FOR FUTURE SPACE
EXPLORERS.
THANKS FOR WATCHING, AND WE'LL
SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
>> RESTAURANT ARE PUBLIC FIGURES
AND MUCH OF THEIR HISTORY IS
WELL-KNOWN.
BUT NOT ALL OF IT.
SO WE GRILLED THE ASTRONAUTS FLY
TOGETHER INTERNATIONAL SPAY
STATION ON NASA'S SPACEX CREW
MISSION.
THEY DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT
THEIR FAVORITE FOODS, GUILTY
PLEASURES AND WHAT THESE
EXPLORERS WOULD DO WITH A FREE
DAY ON THE MONDAY.
>> THREE, TWO, ONE.
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE ERA OF MY
LIFE.
>> THE DISCOVERY.
>> RELAX, BACKPACKING.
>> BACKPACKING.
>> THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY PEANUT
BUTTER.
>> PIZZA.
>> THAT'S A HARD ONE.
I LIKE ALMOST ALL FOODS.
>> ALL.
>> GUITAR.
>> I HAVE LACK OF TALENT.
PRACTICE A LOT.
>> PESTO.
>> TOMATO AND PEPPERONI.
>> I LIKE A SPICY ITALIAN
SAUSAGE.
>> WATER POLO.
>> PROBABLY KICK BALL WITH MY
KIDS.
>> EUROPEAN FOOTBALL.
>> TRACK.
>> COFFEE.
>> TEA.
>> DEFINITELY COFFEE.
>> BOTH.
>> DANCING.
>> SINGING.
>> I THINK I'M REALLY BAD AT
DANCING.
>> I HAVE TWO ANSWERS FOR THIS.
PROBABLY LEARNING RUSSIAN,
CHALLENGING FOR ME.
AND DEFINITELY SPACEWALK
TRAINING.
>> SPACEWALK TRAINING.
>> SPEAKING RUSSIAN WHILE IN
SPACE.
>> WHILE WAITING FOR THE
MISSION.
>> DEFINITELY JESSICA WATKINS.
>> SKIPPING, RUNNING AND
CLIMBING ANY CRATER I COULD
FIND.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO JUMP AS FAR
AS I CAN.
>> TIME TRAVEL.
>> CAPPUCCINO.
>> COOKIE CAKE.
>> NEVER CLOSE A DOOR ON
YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE TO PUT YOURSELF OUT
THERE TO PURSUE YOUR DREAMS.
>> KEEP AT IT.
STAY PERSISTENT.
DON'T WORRY, IT'S GOING TO BE
OKAY.
RELAX AND ENJOY THE MOMENT.
I DID.
>> LIKE TO DO ANOTHER SPACEWALK
I DID.
>> LIKE TO DO A SPACEWALK.
>> SPACEWALK AND HOPEFULLY
WALKING ON THE MOON IS THE
THIRD.
>> I WON'T GO INTO SPECIFICS,
BUT IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH GOING
TO THE BATHROOM.
>> NO ONE KNOWS THE SPACE
STATION BETTER THAN THOSE WHO
WORK THERE.
HERE IS A TOUR OF PAYLOAD
ACTIVITIES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF
THE STATION'S JAPANESE LAP TORE
MODULE.
>> I'LL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU
THIS WONDERFUL PLACE I CALL
HOME.
THE FIRST ONE IS SO COOL.
WE HAVE A ROBOTIC ARM WHERE WE
CONTROL FROM THE GROUND.
LIST TAKE A LOOK BECAUSE IT IS
GORGEOUS.
AND HERE ARE SOME EXPERIMENTS
INCLUDING THE ROBOTIC ARM THAT
CONTROLS ALL THE EXPERIMENTS
ONCE THEY'RE OUTSIDE.
HOW COOL IS THAT.
>> THAT IS YOUR FIRST SPEEDY
TIME VIDEO.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> WELL, IF YOU WATCH TV
COVERAGE OF THE SPACEWALK, YOU
HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE
TERRIFIC VIEWS OF PLANET EARTH
CAPTURED FROM 250 MILES ABOVE.
ALONG WITH CAMERAS OUTSIDE OF
THE VEHICLE AND IN THE HANDS OF
THE SPACEWALKERS, THE STATION
HAS GREAT PICTURE WINDOWS THAT
THE HUMAN CREW MEMBERS CAN USE.
IN THE DESTINY LABORATORY THEY
HAVE A SPECIAL PIECE OF HARDWARE
THAT COMBINES ART AND SCIENCE.
>> AN INTERSECTION OF ART AND
SCIENCE ON THE STATION.
PRESENTED BY SCIENCE @NASA.
LARGE AND POWERFUL TELESCOPES
HAVE DELIVERED STUNNING IMAGES
OF OUR GLAXOSMITHKLINE AND THE
UNIVERSE.
A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE TAKEN EQUALLY
STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS OF OUR OWN
PLANET FROM THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
I'M AN EARTH SCIENTIST AND
ASTRONAUT.
AFTER SEEING OUR BEAUTIFUL HOME
PLANET FROM ORBIT I WANTED TO
SHARE THE EXPERIENCE WITH
EVERYONE.
ONE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
WHICH I'M MOST PROUD IS THE
WINDOW OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH
FACILITY ON THE ISS.
MY COLLEAGUES AND I ENVISIONED A
SMALL FACILITY ABOUT THE SIZE OF
A REFRIGERATOR WITH AN EARTH
VIEWING OPTICAL QUALITY WINDOW.
THIS VISION BECAME REALITY AS
THE WHARF WAS LAUNCHED ON
DISCOVERY.
THEY ARE A PERFECT BLEND OF ART
AND SCIENCE.
THEY ALLOW US TO CONDUCT EARTH
SCIENCE RESEARCH AND CAPTURE
HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHS OF
THE EARTH.
THE WINDOW IS LOCATED IN THE
U.S. DESTINY LABORATORY MODULE
IT IS 20 INCHES OR
51-CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER AND
PROVIDES A GREAT VIEW FOR THE
CREW.
IT IS CANIBLE OF HOUSING A
VARIETY OF SENSORS INSIDE THE
SPACE STATION AND SERVE AS A
TEST BED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
NEW SENSOR TECHNOLOGY.
THESE CAN BE USED FOR
ATMOSPHERIC, OCEANIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ASSESSMENTS.
OBSERVATIONS MADE FROM THE WHARF
CAN PROVIDE IMPORTANT DATA ON
ATMOSPHERIC AND GEOLOGICAL
PHENOMENA.
AND IT HELPS US TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND OUR LOCAL
ENVIRONMENT.
IT ALLOWS FOR SPECTROSCOPIC
ANALYSIS.
IT ALLOWS THE SENSORS TO OBSERVE
HOW VEGETABLE ATATION BELOW MAY
BE CHANGING FROM DAY-TO-DAY.
SOME CHANGES DETECTED BY ORBITAL
SENSORS ARE RARELY VISIBLE ON
THE GROUND IN EARLY STAGES.
OFTEN BY THE TIME THEY ARE, IT
IS TOO LATE, AND CROPS OR EVEN
FORESTS MAY BE LOST.
MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARE ALL AVID
"STAR TREK" SIGNS AND WE DECIDE
TO NAME THE FACILITY WHARF AFTER
THE KLINGON WARRIOR.
AND MAKING OBSERVATIONS OF THE
EARTH FROM THE WHARF.
FOR MORE OF THE MANY WONDERS
THAT CAN BE OBSERVED FROM EARTH
ORBIT GO TOES IN A.GOV
/ISS-SCIENCE.
FOR MORE OUT OF THIS WORLD
STORIES VISIT NASA.GOV.
>> SCIENTISTS HOW BEING IN SPACE
IMPACTS HUMAN HEALTH.
AND THAT INCLUDES STUDYING HOW
CREW MEMBERS STUDY A ROUTINE TO
SLEEP WHICH IS KEY TO FUNCTION
TOGETHER BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.
IN THIS DEMONSTRATION VIDEO,
ASTRONAUT RICKY ARNOLD TALKS
ABOUT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WITH
SLEEP IN SPACE AND SHOWS HOW THE
ASTRONAUTS OVER COME THEM.
>> HI, MY NAME IS RICKY ARNOLD,
WE DID ASKED A LOT HOW WE SLEEP
IN SPACE.
THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION BECAUSE
WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT A GOOD
NIGHT SLEEP IS.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD NIGHT
SLEEP YOU HAVE POOR REACTION
TIMES AND MAYBE BEING A LITTLE
GRUMPY.
UP HERE IN SPACE THOSE ARE
THINGS WE WANT TO AVOID.
WE GO AROUND THE EARTH EVERY 90
MINUTES.
WHICH MEANS WE GET 16 SUNRISES
AND SUNSETS A DAY.
HOW WE SLEEP IS A REALLY GOOD
QUESTION.
BECAUSE THE SUN IS GETTING READY
TO COME UP OR SET AND THAT'S HOW
WE CUE OUR DAYS.
>> SLEEP AND WAKE CYCLES BASED
ON 12-HOUR SCHEDULES.
THE 16 SUNRISES AND SUNSETS CAN
EFFECT POOR SLEEP.
SLEEP IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
RICKY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON THE
SPACE STATION TO GET SOME SLEEP?
>> WELL, HERE IN SPACE WE HAVE
TO DO IT ARTIFICIALLY.
WE HAVE THESE CREW QUARTERS.
IT'S ABOUT THE SIZE OF A
REFRIGERATOR.
VERY QUIET.
THE SPACE STATION CAN BE NOISY
BUT IT IS VERY QUIET HERE AND WE
CAN CONTROL LIGHT WITH THE LIGHT
SWITCH.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WE HAVE
THE LIGHT THAT YOU SEE RIGHT
NOW.
GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THE
EVENING, YOU WANT TO DIM THE
LIGHT A LITTLE BIT.
AND TOWARDS THE END OF THE
EVENING OR IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE
UP LATE AND YOU NEED TO STAY
AWAKE THERE IS A BRIGHT LIGHT
SETTING.
THE OTHER THING WE HAVE IS OFF.
YOU SEE HOW DARK IT GOT.
ANOTHER CHALLENGE SLEEPING ON
THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION,
SLEEPING IN MICRO GRAVITY IS
REALLY NICE BECAUSE YOU CAN
STRETCH OUT AND IT IS REALLY
COMFORT.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE AIR
CURRENTS YOU CAN FLOAT INTO A
PIECE OF HARDWARE AND HIT YOUR
HEAD OR WORSE, BREAK SOMETHING.
SO WE HAVE A SLEEPING BACK HERE.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BUNJI CORDS
THAT HELP US STAY AGAINST THE
WALL.
AND I'VE PILLOW THAT I KEEP ON
TOP OF MY HEAD, AND I'M A LITTLE
TALL AND I TEND TO HIT MY HEAD
ON THE CEILING WHEN I'M
SLEEPING.
WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO TO BED,
IT'S QUITE EASY.
CLIMB INTO THE SLEEPING BAG,
MAKE SURE YOU'RE NICE AND CLEAR.
ZIP YOURSELF UP, AND PLAN ON
GETTING A GOOD NIGHT CREEP.
MY COGNITIVE ABILITIES ARE WHAT
THEY SHOULD BE AND I'M NOT
GRUMPY IN THE MOURN.
WITH THAT I'M ALL SET.
GOOD NIGHT FROM THE ISS.
>> ONE GOAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION IS TO DEVELOP
FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE
EXPLORATION WHEN WE GO TO THE
MOON AND THEN ON TO MARS.
THE PROJECTS DIVISION AT THE
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER HAS
SENT MANY SUCH PROJECTS TO
ORBIT.
ON THIS CHECK ON DECK WE LOOK AT
THE ROBOTIC REFUELING MISSION.
>> OUTSIDE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION, SPACE CAN BE A
LONELY PLACE.
WHEN WE LAUNCH A SPACECRAFT OR
SATELLITE, FOR THE MOST PART IT
IS ON ITS OWN AND HAS A LIMITED
LIFE SPAN BASED ON FUEL RUNS
OUT.
YOU WILL REFUEL YOUR CAR WHEN IT
RUNS OUT OF GAS.
AND THANKS TO ROBOTIC POWER
WE'LL SOON BE ABLE TO APPLY THAT
LOGIC TO SATELLITES.
♪
>> WE ARE ON ITS CUSP OF
BREAKING THE ONE AND DONE
PARADIGM FOR MOST SOMETIMESES.
AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT
DIRECTION IS RRM DEMONSTRATION
ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE
STATION.
BECAUSE REFUELING A SATELLITE
THAT WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE
REFUELED HAS NEVER BEEN DONE OF
BEFORE, THE RRM WAS DONE TO TEST
THE TOOLS, TECHNOLOGY AND
TECHNIQUE TO REFUEL SATELLITES
IN ORBIT.
>> DESIGNED TO REFUEL SPACECRAFT
AS WELL AS REEBOKS ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPAY STATION TO
DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNOLOGY USING
A TOOL THAT BRIDGE THE GAP.
>> DIDN'T OF A MODULE AFFIXED
OUTSIDE OF THE STATION AND
ROBOTIC TOOLS.
THE DEMONSTRATION USES DEXTER
ROBOT TO TRAIT TOOLS SERVICING
TESTS SUCH AS CUTTING BACK
THERMAL BLANKETS, TURNING VALVES
AND INTERMEDIARY STEPS THAT LEAD
UP TO FUELING.
>> WE WERE ABLE TO TRANSFER THE
FUEL END TO END THAT WASN'T
DESIGNED TO BE ROBOTICALLY
REFUEL.
>> THE DEMONSTRATION HELPED TO
TEST AND PROOF TECHNOLOGY THAT
WILL MAKE REFUELING SATELLITE
NOT DESIGNED TO BE REFUELED
POSSIBLE.
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE FURTHER
DEMONSTRATED.
BUT IT HELPED TO LAY THE
GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE SATELLITES
IN A WAY FOR THEM TO BE MORE
EASILY SERVICEABLE.
>> THIS WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE
NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE THIS
TECHNOLOGY.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
FELT AT THE TIME OF THE RRM THE
TECHNOLOGY WAS SO FAR IN THE
FUTURE THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL
THAT WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
WAS POSSIBLE.
WE NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE IN
ORBIT THIS TECHNOLOGY, THAT WE
COULD START INCORPORATING THE
TECHNOLOGY INTO THE FUTURE
SPACECRAFT DESIGN.
>> RRM STAGE ONE AND TWO PREPARE
THE INTERFACE FOR REFUELING
WHICH IN MANY WAYS IS HALF THE
BATTLE.
TO REFUEL A SATELLITE YOU NEED
TO PERFORM A SERIES OF TASKS TO
REMOVE THE VALVE.
RRM IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF THE
SUSTAINABLE SPACE FLIGHT PUZZLE
TO ROBOTICALLY REFUEL, REPAIR
AND MAINTAIN SATELLITES IN BOTH
NEAR AND DISTANT ORBITS.
>> ONE OF THE HAZARDS
CONFRONTING FUTURE CREWS THAT
WILL EXPLORE BEYOND LOWER EARTH
ORBIT IS THE RADIATION THAT THEY
WILL ENCOUNTER ON THE LONG TRIP.
NASA IS LOOKING FOR SEVERAL WAYS
TO SHIELD ASTRONAUTS FROM COSMIC
RADIATION.
>> ASTRONAUTS, WHEN THEY GO ON
SPACE TRAMP WILL HAVE TO WEAR
SPACE WEATHER.
COSMIC RAYS FROM SUPER NOVA AND
AS RESTAURANT TRAVEL, THEY'RE
GOING TO BE ENDURING THE SPACE
TRAVEL IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
WAYS.
THERE ARE SOLAR STORMS THAT
CONTAIN ACUTE RAID EDUCATION
THAT WILL HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH
OPERATIONALLY AND REEL TIME AND
THIN LONG-TIME LATER EFFECTS
LIKE CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE, THOSE WOULD BE
LATE-TERM EFFECTS THAT WOULD
COME INTO PLAY AFTER THE
MISSION.
NASA'S MISSION IS TO BRING
EVERYONE IN SPACE OF SAFELY.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE
STRATEGIES THAT LOOK AT WAYS TO
MITIGATE EXPOSURE FROM ALL FORMS
OF SPACE WEATHER.
WE LOOK AT HABITAT, DESIGN TO
REDUCE THE INFLIGHT RISK FROM
SOLAR STORM.
WE'RE LOOKING AT MATERIAL DESIGN
AND OBSERVATION STRATEGY TO
REDUCE THE RISK FROM LONG TERM
EXPOSURE.
>> WELL, EARLIER WE SHOWED YOU
HOW HARDWARE ON THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CAN
COMBINE ART AND SCIENCE WHEN IT
COMES TO LOOKING DO YOU KNOW AT
PLANET EARTH.
BUT SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION IS
NOT THE ONLY KIND OF OBSERVATION
THE ASTRONAUTS ENGAGE IN.
NASA'S DREW MORGAN SPENT NINE
MONTHS ON THE STATION, AND HE
SAYS THE VIEWS OF EARTH THAT YOU
GET FROM 250 MILES UP, WELL, HE
SAYS, YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT
EXPERIENCE AND NOT BE CHANGED.
♪
>> I REMEMBER LOOKING AT THE
EARTH FOR THE FIRST TIME JUST
SHORTLY AFTER WE LAUNCHED.
WE HAD A NIGHTTIME LAUNCH, AND
WITHIN NINE MINUTES OR SO WE
WERE IN ORBIT.
I REMEMBER SEEING THE TERMINATOR
WHERE THE LIGHT MEETS THE DARK
ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.
THERE IS AN OVERWHELMING SENSE
OF GRATITUDE FOR THE EXPERIENCE
THAT SO FEW HUMANS HAVE HAD TO
BE OFF THE PLANET AND LOOK DOWN
AT IT, AND LOOK DOWN AND
APPRECIATE HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS,
AND HOW PERFECT IT IS.
WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO LIVE ON
SUCH A PERFECT PLANET AND WHERE
IT IS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
WE KNOW THERE IS NOTHING QUITE
LIKE IT.
WHEN YOU'RE OUT ON THE
SPACEWALK, WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE
AND YOUR HELMET GIVES YOU
180-DEGREE VIEW OF EVERYTHING
AROUND YOU, IN MY LAST SPACEWALK
IN JANUARY OF 2020, I WAS RIDING
ON THE ROBOTIC ARM OUT TO THE
WORK SITE, AND WE WERE WAITING
FOR ONE OF THOSE LEAD CHECKS IN
BETWEEN.
THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE
THERE WAS LITERALLY NOTHING WE
COULD DO.
SO THEY PARKED ME ON THE ARM
50 YARDS ABOVE THE ISS DURING A
NICE PASS.
THEY SAID YOU'RE JUST GOING TO
HAVE TO SIT HERE FOR 20 MINUTES.
WITHOUT THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE
ATMOSPHERE, WITHOUT LIGHT BEING
REFRACTED.
STARS ARE MUCH MORE DISTINCT.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE TWINKLE ANY
MORE, AND EVERYTHING IS VERY
CRISP.
AND YOU SEE INFINITELY MORE
STARS AND PLANETS THAT ARE
SOMETIMES HARD TO DISTINGUISH
BUT INFINITELY, NO ATMOSPHERE
BETWEEN YOU AND IT.
AND I WAS OUT THERE ABOVE THE
ISS.
NOTHING BETWEEN ME AND ETERNITY.
YOU CAN'T HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE
AND NOT BE CHANGED.
IT DOES AFFECT YOU, BUT I THINK
BY AND LARGE IT REINFORCES
BELIEFS YOU ALREADY HAD.
OUR FUNDMENTAL TENDENCY TO
REINFORCE OUR PLANET AND
CARRYING THOSE RESPONSIBLE
PRACTICES WITH US AS WE GO OUT
AND EXPLORE, RETURN TO THE MOON,
GO ON TO MARS AND TO UNDERSTAND
THE ORIGINS OF OUR OWN PLANET.
IT WAS AN INTERESTING TIME IN
THOSE FINAL WEEKS BEFORE WE
LANDED IN APRIL.
WE WERE WATCHING THIS GLOBAL
PANDEMIC WAS WAS OCCURRING ON
THE GROUND, AND WE KNEW IT WOULD
AFFECT HOW WE ARRIVED ON THE
EARTH.
THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO
TAKE DIFFERENT MEASURES TO BRING
US HOME.
WE WERE ASKS TO MAKE A VIEW THAT
ASKED ABOUT YOUR IMPRESSIONS
RETURNING TO THE EARTH DURING A
GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT JESSICA
AND CHRIS AND I DID BE, WE COULD
PICTURES AT THE CUPOLA, AND WE
TOOK SHOTS OF MY CREW MATES
LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW.
>> AN EARTHS IN CRISIS IS STILL
WORTH RETURNING TO.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT MADE ME SAY
T BUT I THINK IT WAS A GOOD
REFLECTION OF HOW WE WERE
FEELING ABOUT OUR TIME UP THERE,
WE APPRECIATED IT, AND WE HAD A
NEW SENTENCE OF EARTH BELOW US,
AND SAW THAT THE ENTIRE PLANET
WAS EXPERIENCING THIS EVENT THAT
IN MANY WAYS, AND WE STILL
DESIRED TO RETURN TO OUR EARTH
AND ALL OF ITS GREATNESS, AND
ALL OF ITS PROBLEMS.
IT WAS STILL OUR HOME.
>> WANT ANOTHER LOOK AT SOME OF
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